Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957) Chapter XIII : General146. Injuries received or illness contracted on service or training |
| (1) | A member of the South African Defence Force (other than a member of the Permanent Force), or the Reserve or the Cadet Corps who receives a wound or injury or contracts an illness while on military service or undergoing training, may under such conditions and for such period as may be prescribed, be provided with any medical or other treatment necessary for such wound, injury or illness, notwithstanding that the duration of such treatment may extend beyond the period of the service, camp, course, parade or other training on which he was engaged when he received the wound or injury or contracted the illness. |
[Subsection (1) substituted by section 13 of Act No. 35 of 1977]
| (2) | Any member while receiving the treatment referred to in subsection (1) may, for such period and under such conditions as may be prescribed, be paid the emoluments of his rank, provided the wound, injury or illness was not due to the member's own misconduct. |
[Subsection (2) substituted by section 14 of Act No. 83 of 1974]
| (3) | A period referred to in subsection (1) shall, unless the wound, injury or illness is attributable to the member's own misconduct, be regarded as duty for the purposes of sections 22 and 44. |
[Subsection (3) added by section 48 of Act No. 87 of 1984]